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In my “What We Ate” posts each week I’ll share some of the recipes we ate for dinner the previous week. I love to get inspiration from what other families are eating so I thought it might be helpful to some of you. Please leave a comment if you have questions about any of these recipes. And if you know of a recipe that you think we might like please share it with me!

There are only 6 dinners this week because I’m taking the boys to visit my sister and a friend for a few days so I wanted to go ahead and post this. I’ll be sure to report back what we ate while away from home!

***Leftovers

We ate lunch at a BBQ place with my in-laws for Father’s Day lunch. We had plenty of leftovers so I had my leftover salad and my husband had the leftover mac and cheese and green beans. I have no idea what my kids ate since they spent the night with my in-laws. I probably don’t want to know. 🙂

The BBQ place we went to has a great southwest chicken salad that I really like, but it’s huge. So when it came to the table I went ahead and put 1/2 into a to go box for dinner. That’s a great way to exercise portion control if it’s something you struggle with. Believe me, I wanted to keep eating because it was so good but I knew I was getting full and it was time to stop.

***Date Night at Taco Diner

The kids were still with the grandparents this evening. This is a rare treat for us so we decided to eat out. We went to Taco Diner, one of our favorite spots in a cute little nearby shopping center.

I had tortilla soup and my husband had tacos. I knew I’d eat a lot of chips with their yummy green sauce so I went with a lighter choice and just got a bowl of soup. It did not disappoint. It was very good!

My original plan for this meal was a kale salad so I put that on hold until later in the week.

I made this slow cooker white turkey chili with a few modifications. I added more liquid and used about 7 oz. dried beans instead of canned. I also added more onion and peppers. In addition to those changes, I used ground chicken instead of turkey. This was actually by mistake. I thawed out chicken and didn’t realize it until the morning. It still tasted great, but I think I prefer the turkey.

We had cheese, cilantro and a tomato from the garden on top of our soup. We also had cantaloupe.

I made the most delicious kale salad! I had a huge salad for dinner and my husband had a smaller one with a baked sweet potato and fruit on the side.

I don’t expect my kids to eat a big kale salad for dinner. I gave them each a little bit and then gave them fruit, cucumber, granola and a few crackers with hummus. Both boys tried several bites of their salad and I was happy with that. They also each had a banana after finishing their plates.

***Breakfast For Dinner

Since we had bacon leftover from the kale salad what else was I to do but make breakfast for dinner! We had eggs, bacon, muffins (pumpkin & sweet potato) from the freezer, and watermelon (not pictured).

It’s hard for me to have a dinner without any sort of veggie so I also made some guacamole and pico de gallo to top my eggs. I tried to entice the rest of the family but they weren’t interested. I get it; not everyone likes veggies with their eggs.

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by. My name is Dana Ewing. I am a wife and mom to two boys, ages 5 and 7. I am passionate about healthy eating and encouraging others to find joy and confidence in the kitchen. I believe the single greatest thing we can do to improve the health of our family is cooking and eating at home more often. Join me in taking back the family dinner!